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2018

Poetry on the Streets received a grant from The Pollination Project , in Berkeley California! Learn about some groundbreaking work happening around the world! This amazing organization awards seed grants to social leaders across the globe in support of social change.

POTS is honored to keep such good company and grateful for the support!

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MORE NEWS! 2019

Poetry the Streets was named one of "14 community organizers who create equity in the face of inequity"

"Every day we invest in projects that create a more sustainable, just, peaceful, and compassionate world. We believe in the power of people. All over the world, ordinary citizens are doing extraordinary things to make their communities and their world a better place. Our grantees are a testament to the unbreakable human spirit that is still alive and well all over the world. 365 days year, we give a grant to changemakers across the globe."

2019

Poetry on the Streets was chosen as one of 25 Creative Community Fellows- New England Cohort by National Arts Strategies!

2020

POTS first GALLERY SHOW!

@ Charter Oak Cultural Center, Hartford, CT

Poems and Photographs from Poetry on the Streets

will be on exhibit

Stay tuned for more details coming soon!

WHERE is POTS?

Poetry on the Streets pops up in various urban corners of Hartford (recent spots include: Pratt Street; Bushnell Park by food trucks; State House Square area; Outside the Hartford Public Library; On various street corners and bus stops around downtown Hartford; and sometimes as a guest visitor to college campuses and festivals).

POTS will soon be traveling to other cities (& countries!), so keep an eye out!

*(Follow us on Instagram and FB to see updated current locations!)

If you see the little blue typewriter, come by and WRITE A POEM! Everyone is welcome. Everyone has a poem in them. Express. Create. Connect. It is human. And it feels great. Hope to see you! xo, M + POTS

Melanie Faranello is a fiction writer and teaching artist from Chicago living in CT.